NSOU - Netaji Subhas Open University

For admission to the PhD in Management at IGNOU for the July 2025 batch, you must apply online at ignou-phd.samarth.edu.in by October 31, 2025. Eligibility requires a Master's degree with at least fifty-five percent marks. Admission involves a national-level entrance exam held in January 2026, followed by an interview. The fee is modest, around sixteen thousand eight hundred rupees. Similarly, for VMOU or NSOU, check their official websites for PhD admission updates around June-July 2025 sessions, as they also offer distance PhD programmes. Early application and meeting eligibility criteria are crucial.

If you're looking for a Fashion Design degree from Netaji Subhash Open University (Kolkata), here's the catch - it doesn't offer a full bachelor's in fashion. You'll find certificate/diploma courses in tailoring and design, but that's it. If you're looking for a proper 3-year Fashion Designing UG degree, check out Netaji Subhas University (Jamshedpur), completely different place, private uni, same-sounding name. Classic confusion.

As per the Government of India (GOI)'s official National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), is the #1 ranked open university in the country.

It is followed by the Netaji Subhash Open University & the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University in the latest NIRF rankings.